Trenholm Point (75°26′S 142°23′W / 75.433°S 142.383°W / -75.433; -142.383) is an ice-covered point 8 nautical miles (15 km) northwest of Eldred Point on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. It marks the northern end of the peninsula between Holcomb Glacier and El-Sayed Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1959–65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William L. Trenholm, glaciologist at Byrd Station in three summer seasons, 1967–70.

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